ISBN: 9780517229941

The enduring heart of Roman Catholicism for over 1500 years, the Vatican is both a physical and a spiritual place. It is also the world's smallest sovereign state-covering a mere square k… More...

The enduring heart of Roman Catholicism for over 1500 years, the Vatican is both a physical and a spiritual place. It is also the world's smallest sovereign state-covering a mere square kilometer of land within Rome. But within that small area is a region rich in secrets, conspiracies, and intrigue. SECRETS OF THE VATICAN flings open the Vatican's doors to reveal the hub of one of the world's most powerful organizations. The book profiles the Vatican's political status as Europe's last absolute dominion and its unique independence: Vatican City boasts its own citizenship, flap, postage stamp, mercenary security force, diplomatic corps, and cash machines that offer the Vatican Bank's services-in Latin. The book also reveals how this tiny country runs its business from year to year-and why Vatican City has the highest crime rate per capita of any nation in the world. The Vatican is the spiritual focus for the world's one billion Catholics; it is also the focus of many less-than-spiritual conspiracy theories, ranging from allegations of press censorship, racketeering, and money-laundering to outright murder. SECRETS OF THE VATICAN examines the evidence behind these allegations and draws its own conclusions as to the Papacy's continuing influence in the world. Secrets of the Vatican Shahrad, Cyrus, Gramercy Books<

ISBN: 9780517229941

The enduring heart of Roman Catholicism for over 1500 years, the Vatican is both a physical and a spiritual place. It is also the world's smallest sovereign state-covering a mere square k… More...

The enduring heart of Roman Catholicism for over 1500 years, the Vatican is both a physical and a spiritual place. It is also the world's smallest sovereign state-covering a mere square kilometer of land within Rome. But within that small area is a region rich in secrets, conspiracies, and intrigue. SECRETS OF THE VATICAN flings open the Vatican's doors to reveal the hub of one of the world's most powerful organizations. The book profiles the Vatican's political status as Europe's last absolute dominion and its unique independence: Vatican City boasts its own citizenship, flap, postage stamp, mercenary security force, diplomatic corps, and cash machines that offer the Vatican Bank's services-in Latin. The book also reveals how this tiny country runs its business from year to year-and why Vatican City has the highest crime rate per capita of any nation in the world. The Vatican is the spiritual focus for the world's one billion Catholics; it is also the focus of many less-than-spiritual conspiracy theories, ranging from allegations of press censorship, racketeering, and money-laundering to outright murder. SECRETS OF THE VATICAN examines the evidence behind these allegations and draws its own conclusions as to the Papacy's continuing influence in the world. Media >, [PU: Crown Publishers]<

ISBN: 0517229943

Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes: The History of the Vatican. The r… More...

Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes: The History of the Vatican. The rise of the Catholic Church, from its inauspicious beginnings as a persecuted cult in Rome to its establishment as the world's largest organized religion, Houses of the Holy. A look at the vast wealth of art, sculpture and literature collected in the Vatican Museums and some of the scandals that accompany the treasures, Life in the Vatican. Everyday life under the benevolent gaze of Europe's last absolute ruler, Death in the Vatican. The gruesome ends of some popes, and of some of the Vatican's other citizens, The Hidden Vatican. The chapters of Vatican history that have remained closed to all but the innermost circle of Vatican officials. Book jacket. catholicism,christian books and bibles,christianity,church history,europe,history,religion,religion and spirituality,religious,vatican Christian Books & Bibles, Random House Value Publishing<

2007, ISBN: 0517229943

[EAN: 9780517229941], [SC: 2.5], [PU: Gramercy,], KATHOLIZISMUS / KIRCHENGESCHICHTE, 192 Seiten Auflage 2007 O211,15 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 381, Books

2007, ISBN: 0517229943

[EAN: 9780517229941], [PU: Gramercy,], KATHOLIZISMUS / KIRCHENGESCHICHTE, 192 Seiten Auflage 2007 O211,15 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 381, Books